Fourthstream - Finding Hope

Before we enter into God’s Kingdom through Jesus (John 10) our spiritual father has been the evil one (the devil/John 8). Think what this means if true. Being born into a world at war leads us to believe lies and to make agreements which ensure we will be caught in various kinds of bondage for our souls. The nature and work of the adversary is to distract us from freedom and to serve him. Jesus, on the other hand, wants us to be free to be joined to Him in friendship as we live out our earth days - preparing us for our eternity to come.

Freedom is a big part of Who God is - and what He wishes for us. Because we are born into a world at war, this freedom is progressive as we engage the imperfect battles we face with regularity...

There comes a time in warfare where the threat hangs so closely over the head of the pursued that it is expedient to no longer mess around. We are in a war. We have discussed various insights into the spiritual battle over the last 25 or so podcasts. We have investigated the nature of this war, the weapons of our warfare, and the greater context of this war...